Senate Bill sb1942

    Florida Senate - 2002                                  SB 1942

    By Senator Sanderson





    31-954-02

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to nursing practice; amending

  3         s. 464.018, F.S.; revising grounds for

  4         disciplinary actions against nurses; providing

  5         an effective date.

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  7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  9         Section 1.  Paragraph (h) of subsection (1) is amended,

10  present paragraph (n) of that subsection is redesignated as

11  paragraph (o), and a new paragraph (n) is added to that

12  subsection to read:

13         464.018  Disciplinary actions.--

14         (1)  The following acts constitute grounds for denial

15  of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s.

16  456.072(2):

17         (h)  Unprofessional conduct, as defined by board rule

18  which shall include, but not be limited to, any departure

19  from, or the failure to conform to, the minimal standards of

20  acceptable and prevailing nursing practice, in which case

21  actual injury need not be established.

22         (n)  Failing to meet minimal standards of acceptable

23  and prevailing nursing practice, including engaging in acts

24  for which the licensee is not qualified by training or

25  experience.

26         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

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29                          SENATE SUMMARY

30    Revises grounds for disciplinary actions against nurses.

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CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.